debil

debil

See also: débil, dèbil, and dębił

Albanian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin debilis (“weak, frail, feeble”).

Noun

debil m

  1. moron, idiot

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish débil (“weak”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdebil/, [ˈd̪e.bil]
  • Hyphenation: de‧bil

Adjective

debil

  1. weak

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin debilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛbɪl]
  • Rhymes: -ɛbɪl

Noun

debil m anim

  1. (offensive) a moron (disliked person), a dumb person
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hlupák
  2. (dated, medicine) mentally ill person

Declension

Declension of debil (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative debil debilové
genitive debila debilů
dative debilovi, debilu debilům
accusative debila debily
vocative debile debilové
locative debilovi, debilu debilech
instrumental debilem debily

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin debilis.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːl

Adjective

debil

  1. moronic

Inflection

Inflection of debil
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular debil — —2
indefinite neuter singular debilt — —2
plural debile — —2
definite attributive1 debile — —

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

German

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin debilis.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /deˈbiːl/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Rhymes: -iːl
    • Hyphenation: de‧bil

    Adjective

    debil (strong nominative masculine singular debiler, comparative debiler, superlative am debilsten)

    1. (dated, now offensive) slightly mentally challenged; slightly retarded; moron

    Declension

    Positive forms of debil
    number & gender singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter
    predicative er ist debil sie ist debil es ist debil sie sind debil
    strong declension
    (without article)     		nominative debiler debile debiles debile
    genitive debilen debiler debilen debiler
    dative debilem debiler debilem debilen
    accusative debilen debile debiles debile
    weak declension
    (with definite article)     		nominative der debile die debile das debile die debilen
    genitive des debilen der debilen des debilen der debilen
    dative dem debilen der debilen dem debilen den debilen
    accusative den debilen die debile das debile die debilen
    mixed declension
    (with indefinite article)     		nominative ein debiler eine debile ein debiles (keine) debilen
    genitive eines debilen einer debilen eines debilen (keiner) debilen
    dative einem debilen einer debilen einem debilen (keinen) debilen
    accusative einen debilen eine debile ein debiles (keine) debilen
    Comparative forms of debil
    number & gender singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter
    predicative er ist debiler sie ist debiler es ist debiler sie sind debiler
    strong declension
    (without article)     		nominative debilerer debilere debileres debilere
    genitive debileren debilerer debileren debilerer
    dative debilerem debilerer debilerem debileren
    accusative debileren debilere debileres debilere
    weak declension
    (with definite article)     		nominative der debilere die debilere das debilere die debileren
    genitive des debileren der debileren des debileren der debileren
    dative dem debileren der debileren dem debileren den debileren
    accusative den debileren die debilere das debilere die debileren
    mixed declension
    (with indefinite article)     		nominative ein debilerer eine debilere ein debileres (keine) debileren
    genitive eines debileren einer debileren eines debileren (keiner) debileren
    dative einem debileren einer debileren einem debileren (keinen) debileren
    accusative einen debileren eine debilere ein debileres (keine) debileren
    Superlative forms of debil
    number & gender singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter
    predicative er ist am debilsten sie ist am debilsten es ist am debilsten sie sind am debilsten
    strong declension
    (without article)     		nominative debilster debilste debilstes debilste
    genitive debilsten debilster debilsten debilster
    dative debilstem debilster debilstem debilsten
    accusative debilsten debilste debilstes debilste
    weak declension
    (with definite article)     		nominative der debilste die debilste das debilste die debilsten
    genitive des debilsten der debilsten des debilsten der debilsten
    dative dem debilsten der debilsten dem debilsten den debilsten
    accusative den debilsten die debilste das debilste die debilsten
    mixed declension
    (with indefinite article)     		nominative ein debilster eine debilste ein debilstes (keine) debilsten
    genitive eines debilsten einer debilsten eines debilsten (keiner) debilsten
    dative einem debilsten einer debilsten einem debilsten (keinen) debilsten
    accusative einen debilsten eine debilste ein debilstes (keine) debilsten

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • “debil” in Duden online
    • “debil”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)
    • “debil” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

    Gullah

    Etymology

    From English devil.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /dɛ.bɪl/

    Noun

    debil

    1. devil
    2. demon
    3. Satan

    References

    • De Nyew Testament‎[3], Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc., 2025

    Occitan

    Etymology

    From Latin dēbilis. Attested from the 13th century.[1]

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    debil m (feminine singular debila, masculine plural debils, feminine plural debilas)

    1. weak
      Synonym: feble
      Antonym: fòrt

    References

    1. ^ Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 179

    Polish

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Latin debilislbor.
    Polish debil

      Learned borrowing from Latin debilis.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.bil/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -ɛbil
      • Syllabification: de‧bil

      Noun

      debil m pers (female equivalent debilka)

      1. (derogatory) a moron
        Synonyms: see Thesaurus:głupiec
      2. (obsolete, pathology) person with slight mental retardation

      Declension

      Declension of debil
      singular plural
      nominative debil debile
      genitive debila debili/debilów
      dative debilowi debilom
      accusative debila debili/debilów
      instrumental debilem debilami
      locative debilu debilach
      vocative debilu debile

      Derived terms

      Further reading

      • “debil”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • “debil”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[5] (in Polish)

      Romanian

      Etymology

      Borrowed from French débile, from Latin debilis.

      Pronunciation

      • Audio:(file)

      Adjective

      debil m or n (feminine singular debilă, masculine plural debili, feminine/neuter plural debile)

      1. stupid

      Declension

      Declension of debil
      singular plural
      masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
      nominative-
      accusative       		indefinite debil debilă debili debile
      definite debilul debila debilii debilele
      genitive-
      dative       		indefinite debil debile debili debile
      definite debilului debilei debililor debilelor

      Serbo-Croatian

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Latin debilis.

      Noun

      dèbīl m anim (Cyrillic spelling дѐбӣл)

      1. (pathology, obsolete) person with slight mental retardation
      2. (derogatory) a moron, jerk

      Usage notes

      In obsolete medical usage, "debil" denoted the mildest level of developmental disability. More severe levels were denoted by the words imbecil and idiot.

      Declension

      Declension of debil
      singular plural
      nominative debil debili
      genitive debila debila
      dative debilu debilima
      accusative debila debile
      vocative debile debili
      locative debilu debilima
      instrumental debilom debilima

      Derived terms

      • debilizam
      • debilni

      Further reading

      • “debil”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

      Swedish

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Latin debilis. Used since the 1920s.

      Adjective

      debil (not comparable)

      1. moronic, slightly mentally challenged

      Declension

      Inflection of debil
      Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
      common singular debil — —
      neuter singular debilt — —
      plural debila — —
      masculine plural2 debile — —
      Definite positive comparative superlative
      masculine singular3 debile — —
      all debila — —

      1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
      2 Dated or archaic.
      3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

      Synonyms

      References

      Turkish

      Etymology

      Borrowed from French débil.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /deˈbil/
      • Hyphenation: de‧bil

      Adjective

      debil (medicine)

      1. physically and mentally weak

      Declension

      Predicative forms of debil
      present tense
      positive declarative positive interrogative
      ben (I am) debilim debil miyim?
      sen (you are) debilsin debil misin?
      o (he/she/it is) debil / debildir debil mi?
      biz (we are) debiliz debil miyiz?
      siz (you are) debilsiniz debil misiniz?
      onlar (they are) debil(ler) debil(ler) mi?
      past tense
      positive declarative positive interrogative
      ben (I was) debildim debil miydim?
      sen (you were) debildin debil miydin?
      o (he/she/it was) debildi debil miydi?
      biz (we were) debildik debil miydik?
      siz (you were) debildiniz debil miydiniz?
      onlar (they were) debildiler debil miydiler?
      indirect past
      positive declarative positive interrogative
      ben (I was) debilmişim debil miymişim?
      sen (you were) debilmişsin debil miymişsin?
      o (he/she/it was) debilmiş debil miymiş?
      biz (we were) debilmişiz debil miymişiz?
      siz (you were) debilmişsiniz debil miymişsiniz?
      onlar (they were) debilmişler debil miymişler?
      conditional
      positive declarative positive interrogative
      ben (if I) debilsem debil miysem?
      sen (if you) debilsen debil miysen?
      o (if he/she/it) debilse debil miyse?
      biz (if we) debilsek debil miysek?
      siz (if you) debilseniz debil miyseniz?
      onlar (if they) debilseler debil miyseler?

      For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.

      Derived terms

      • debillik

      Further reading

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